An Activist Turned Mainstream Environmental Leader Argues That Racism Is Killing the Planet
The Sierra Club’s Hop Hopkins makes the case that the environmental movement will never achieve its goals until it joins the fight for racial justice.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Interfaith Youth Core founder Eboo Patel argues that social-justice efforts can learn from Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
When Covid-19 Hit Neb. Immigrants, a Nonprofit’s New Hire Found New Ways to Connect Them With Help
Eric Garcia-Mendez hit the pavement to help Heartland United Way get pandemic relief and vaccine information to Latino and East African immigrants.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
N.Y. Billionaires Leon and Toby Cooperman Pledge $100 Million to Medical Center in N.J.
Plus, the University of Alabama at Birmingham lands $95 million from Marnix and Mary Heersink to create a biomedical institute.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Foundations Are Spending Millions to Persuade More Americans to Get Vaccinated
Philanthropies are taking varied approaches since there’s no one recipe for getting people to change their minds on this issue.
Stocks Faltered in September, but Fundraisers Shouldn’t Fret
While jobless rates continued a slow rebound, the stock market in September was topsy-turvy, and consumer confidence remains depressed.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Walton Family Foundation Selects Leader of Its Oceans Initiative
Also, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has promoted its next chief program officer from within, and the Ballmer Group hired a school administrator as its national director of elementary and secondary education.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How a Foundation Leader Builds Bridges Between Diverse Groups
In the new episode of Giving Done Right, Center for Effective Philanthropy’s Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette talk with Tony Richardson, executive director of the Nord Family Foundation. He discusses how adversity he faced in his youth led him to a career in philanthropy and in public service.
Big Foundations Show Little Change in Having Their Assets Managed by Women or People of Color
Thirty of the largest grant makers deployed a total of about $11 billion, or 16.6 percent of their endowment investments, with firms controlled by women or people of color, according to a new study commissioned by the Knight Foundation.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The Job Market for Fundraisers Is Even Hotter Than Usual
More nonprofits are open to remote positions for fundraisers, which means new opportunities for both job seekers and hiring managers.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor